Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash

A Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash filled with apples, pecans, and wild rice for a wholesome, Autumnal meal. A delicious and gluten-free dinner.

Welcome to VeganMoFo 2014!

It’s that time of year again. Vegan Month of Food (Vegan MoFo) is here!

Once again bloggers from around the world have joined together and committed to blogging at least 20 times (a post for every weekday) in the month of September about veganism & food in whatever fashion they so choose. This is my first year participating in VeganMoFo and I’m feeling fairly excited and extremely fearful. What have I just thrown myself into, people? Like, seriously, how am I going to pull this off? But once I get beyond the stomach-turning, headache-inducing, over-blogging anxiety, I am so very excited. I was looking through the list of fellow blogger’s themeslast week and I eagerly await to see all the amazing vegan goodness that this month holds. Really, I can’t wait to get things rolling.

So let’s do this thing.

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It’s labor day which, despite what the calendar says, is the true moment in time that summer ends and fall begins. If you know me at all you know that I am a crazy, wild, lover of fall. I love all of it – the weather, the sweaters, shorter days, school buses, halloween…oh, guys, I am so excited…but perhaps most of all I love the food – pumpkins and doughnuts, cider and stew, I want it all! So in celebration for the most magical time of year, I’m starting today off with one of Autumn’s best offerings: Acorn Squash. Specifically, Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash

For some reason it took me late into my 20s to realize how amazingly delicious, tender and sweet this squash is, but a few years ago I had a surplus of acorn squash coming in through my CSA and so I finally gave it another try.

Since then stuffed acorn squash has become a regular on our Autumnal table.

While stuffed anything always seems daunting to make, it’s actually some of the easiest food to prepare. In this Stuffed Acorn Squash I mixed together wild rice with some nuts, fruits and herbs, stuffed it in a hollowed out acorn squash, threw it in the oven for an hour and voila: dinner! There is little better on an early September day than the nutty and earthy flavors of this meal.

Enjoy this transitional day as you say your last goodbyes to summer and…

Oh, you already did. Okay.

Then grab your aprons and crock pots, put on your favorite sweater and perhaps some Rocky Horror Picture Show tunes, and join me for this wild ride.

Cut the tops off of each acorn squash and scoop out all seeds and stringy membranes. Place 1/2 tbsp non-dairy butter at the bottom of each hollowed out squash. Place upright on a baking sheet. You may need to cut a very little off the bottom to get it to stand upright. Set aside.

Over medium heat add 1 tbsp of cooking oil to a small sauce pan. Sauté onions and celery until soft and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add apples and sauté for another 5 minutes.

Stir in white cooking wine, rice, and pecans and seasonings. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.

Scoop the filling into each acorn squash, packing it in a little. Replace the tops onto the acorns and bake for 1 hour, until squash is tender and fragrant.

Nutrition Facts

Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash

Amount Per Serving

Calories 442Calories from Fat 126

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 14g22%

Saturated Fat 2g10%

Sodium 73mg3%

Potassium 1732mg49%

Total Carbohydrates 77g26%

Dietary Fiber 10g40%

Sugars 4g

Protein 9g18%

Vitamin A38.1%

Vitamin C60.1%

Calcium16.4%

Iron23.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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What link is this recipe giving you? https://mydarlingvegan.com/2014/09/wild-rice-apple-stuffed-acorn-squash/ When I put it in I get the stuffed squash, but I have been having some trouble with my recipe card plugin, so there’s a chance it may work now if you go to that link. If not, let me know what you are finding and I will fix it. I will also email you the recipe if you can’t get it this time. Thanks for letting me know!

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